Great Performances
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Season 50 Episodes
E1
Explore Shakespeare’s love life through the perspective of the “Dark Lady” in this work from Nashville Ballet based on p…
E2
Experience the story of seamstress Esther who begins writing to a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. Featur…
E3
Soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the stage in one of the most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine Lucia di…
E4
Experience this contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece directed by Neil Armfield and composed by Brett De…
E5
Celebrate the New York Philharmonic's return to its revitalized home. Under the baton of Music Director Jaap Van Zweden …
E6
Get a sneak peek at the concert from Radio City, featuring clips from "The Impossible Dream" and "The Fullest." TV-G
E7
Celebrate the new year with this annual classical music celebration featuring waltzes by Strauss from the opulent Musikv…
E8
Iconic and beloved screen and stage performer Alan Cumming returns as host for this awards show in which two-time Golden…
E9
Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March …
E10
Experience Academy Award nominee David Strathairn as reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness, Jan Karski, in t…
E11
Renée Fleming makes her return to the Met with Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato in this new opera from a Pulitzer Prize–w…
E12
Nadine Sierra stars as the opera’s heroine, the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta, with tenor Stephen Costello in the …
E13
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor …
E14
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo as he investigates the connection between Robert Schumann’s bipol…
E15
Composer Andy Akiho explains to host Scott Yoo how living in New York City shaped his composing and performs his piece “…
E16
Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo and Scottish GRAMMY-winning guitaris…
E17
Back at the Met for the first time in 25 years, Umberto Giordano’s drama stars soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role,…
E18
Enjoy a revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster…
E19
Starring Danai Gurira (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “The Walking Dead”) in the title role with Tony Award winner Al…
E20
Great Performances at the Met raises the curtain on Medea with opera star Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role as the my…
E21
Back at the Met after 17 years, this production of Wagner’s opera is directed by François Girard with Music Director Yan…
E22
Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performin…
E23
Performed from Highland Park’s Ravinia Festival, Great Performances presents legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s Kadd…
E24
A beloved summer tradition, Great Performances presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert from Vi…
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